James ChristensenThe Hard Thing
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Words and music by James Christensen. Neal Cadogan on drums. John McCarty on bass. Steve Mayone on electric guitar. Jeremy Parker on background vocals and shaker. James Christensen on acoustic guitar and vocals.

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You make tough choices. You do without things
You play the game straight. You don't take nothing.
You say you want to be the good guy
And that's admirable and that's wise
And whether or not you believe in Karma
A good man is remembered when he dies

They don't give you no points for doing the hard thing
They don't give you no points for making do
They don't give you no points for level of difficulty
They don't give you no points for gettin' through

You walk a tightrope, keeping your head high
You try not to think of the things you can't buy
You're always tired from a day of workin'
Livin' week to week tryin' to pay the rent
Then you take a third job on the weekends
So you can give your kids some money to spend

They don't give you no points for doing the hard thing
They don't give you no points for making do
They don't give you no points for level of difficulty
They don't give you no points for gettin' through
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Song Comments

Moody, Cool, Psychotic, and Mesmerizing
Cool message and tune. Upbeat melody rather Dire Straits-like, with a little Tom Petty and Gordon Lightfoot. What captured me was the lyrics. Blue in tone, every blue-collar family man can relate to this one. -M-


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